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Where does “authentique” come from?

authentique (French) comes from Latin authenticus, from Ancient Greek αὐθεντικός, from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.

authentique (French): authentic, real, genuine; first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. authentic, real, genuine; first-person singular...

Ancestry of “authentique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinauthenticusoriginal, genuine, authentic
2Ancient Greekαὐθεντικόςwarranted, authentic, authoritative
3Ancient Greekαὐθέντηςa perpetrator of any act, especially that he...
4Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
5Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—

Words derived from “authentique”

  • authentifier
  • authentiquement
  • inauthenticité
  • authenticité
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